Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyketide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: polyke-tide
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any polymer whose monomer is a ketide.

noun

Any of many biochemical intermediates, having such a structure, that have a role in biosynthesis and metabolism.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English ketide English polyketide From poly- + ketide.

Inflected Forms

polyketides (plural)

Derived Forms

polyketidic

Phrases

polyketide synthase

Synonyms

acetogenin

Questions

What does polyketide mean?: Any polymer whose monomer is a ketide.
Where does polyketide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English ketide English polyketide From poly- + ketide.

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